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blur /blɜː $ blɜːr/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular] 

—blurry adjective 

a few blurry photos of their holiday

fos‧sil /ˈfɒsəl $ ˈfɑː-/

soil /sɔɪl/ ●●● W2 noun 

1 [countable, uncountable] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow SYN earth

- fertile soil (=good for growing crops)

- The soil here is very poor (=not good for growing crops).

ma‧nure /məˈnjʊə $ məˈnʊr/ noun [uncountable] 

waste matter from animals that is mixed with soil to improve the soil and help plants grow

dung /dʌŋ/ noun [uncountable] 

solid waste from animals, especially cows

a‧bun‧dant /əˈbʌndənt/

ex‧haust /ɪɡˈzɔːst $ -ˈzɒːst/

exhaust ●○○ noun 

1 (also exhaust pipe) [countable] a pipe on a car or machine that waste gases pass through

2 [uncountable] the gas produced when an engine is working

 exhaust fumes

exhaustible adj (possible to use up completely)     limitado/a adj

          agotable adj mf

reduce- switch the lights off, buy fewer goods, walking instead of car, throw away 1/3 of the food we buy.

reuse – jeans, use them for gardening or decorate, mend things

recicle- glass bottle and some plastics, take them to the recycling point.

DIY /ˌdiːaɪˈwaɪ/ noun [uncountable] British English  (do-it-yourself) the activity of making or repairing things yourself instead of buying them or paying someone else to do it

handy with

good at using something, especially a tool

He’s very handy with a screwdriver.